Clothes drier



' July 31, 1923. 1,463.615

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meant ELLIS 0. DE CAMP, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMSONHEATER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF. OHIO.

CLOTHES DRIER.

Application filed August 11, 1922. Serial No. 581,067.

1'0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ELLIS 0. DE CAMP, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a ClothesDrier, of which the following is a specification.-

An object of my invention is to provide a simple laundry drier whereinan even distribution of heat may be attained.

Another objectof my invent-ion is to provide a device of the typereferred to wherein the burners may be disposed at one end of thedevice, yet, wherein, the same high degree of efficiency may be attainedfrom all parts of the device.

These and other objects are attained by means described herein anddisclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drier embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental transverse sectional view of the device shown inFig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a distributor plate forming a detail of myinvention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3.

The casing 5 comprises angle plates 6 forming the corners of arectangular structure between which extend suitable front, side and backplates 7, 8 and 9 respectively, the plates forming vertical closures forthe device. A suitable cover 10 forms a lid or top for the case. Thelower ends of the front and back plates are inturned whereby to formflanges 11 and 12 supporting the cross bars 13 upon which cross bars, ismounted a bottom pan or plate 14 and supports 15. Suitable burners 16are mounted on the burner supports 15 and extend approximately one thirdof the length of the casing. The plates 7 and 9 have mounted on themsuitable plates 17 removably supporting a deflector plate 18, and T bars19 mounted on the deflector plate removably support a screen 20 abovethe deflector plate. The deflector plate is divided, lengthwise, intosubstantially three portions. The portion 28 has a series of slots orperforations 21 which extend in single rows along its opposite sides.The portion 29 immediately adjacent the last referred to portion, or inother words, the intermediate portion of the deflector plate has severalrows of perforations 22 extending substantially parallel with the sideedges of a deflector plate, the perforations extending inwardly a shortdistance from the side edges of the deflector plate whereby an imerforate center portion 23 is provided. he third section 30 of thedeflector plate is located at the end of the deflector late and isspaced from the first mentione portion of the deflector plate by theintermediate portion thereof. The last mentioned portion of thedeflector plate has spaced perforations 24: throughout its entire lengthand Width. The bottom plate has upturned flanges 25 formed along itsopposite side edges, whereby a flow of air from the outside of thecasing may enter the chamber 26 formed between the deflector plate andthe bottom plate the flanges also serving to preclude light rays frompassing between the bottom and the casin thereby avoiding burning andscorching o the floor supporting the. device. The bottom is rovided witha few apertures 31 immediate y below the burners, the aperturesrelieving the space immediately below the bottom and admitting oxygen tothe burners.

In the operation of my device, the burner being located below the firstmentioned portion 28 of the deflector plate, this first mentionedportion of the deflector plate is considerably hotter than the two otherportions thereof, wherefore the limited number of holes disposed alongthe side edges of the first portion provide an adequate flow of heatedair to that portion of the drier immediately above the burners. Theintermediate portion 29 of the deflector plate permits a larger flow ofheated air into the laundry drier, and the third mentioned portion 30 ofthe deflector plate permits a practically unobstructed flow of air fromthe chamber 26 to the .drying chamber 27 disposed above the deflectorplate. The screen 20 serves to preclude scorching by the deflector plateof any articles which might fall from the hangers which are provided inthe upper part of the chamber 27.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a casing and burners adapted to generate heatwithin the casing, of a deflector plate mounted above the burners anddividing the casin into a drying chamber and a heating 0 amber, part ofthe deflector plate extending over the burnersand having perforationsformed in it, the perforations increasing in number as the plate recedesfrom the burner.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of a casing, adeflector plate dividing the casing into a drying chamber and a heatingchamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located belowthe deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflectorplate having perfora tions extending along its side edges and spacedfrom the burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners beingperforated vthruout its entire area, and the portion of the plateintermediate the remote end and the end of the plate above the burnershaving an imperforate center and having formed in it perforationsextending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a casing, adeflector plate dividing the easing into a drying chamber and a heatingchamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located belowthe deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflectorplate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced fromthe burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners beingperforated thruout its entire area, and the portion of the lateintermediate the remote end and the en of the plate above the burnershaving an imperforate center and having formed in its perforationsextending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, and ascreen mounted within the drying chamber above the deflector plate.

41. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, adeflector plate dividing the casing into a drying chamber and a heatinchamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located belowthe deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflectorplate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced fromthe burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners beingperforated throughout its entire area, and the portion of the plateintermediate the remote end and the end of the plat.) above the burnershaving an imperforate center and having formed in it perforationsextending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, and abottom plate for the heating chamber having "flanges formed on itcontrolling the admission of air to the heating chamber and'interceptingthe light rays directed toward the space thru which the air may enterthe heating chamber, the bottom plate having apertures therein insubstantial vertical alignmentwith the burners, whereby to relievethe'external pressure on the bottom plate.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing adeflector plate dividing the easing into a drying chamber and a heatingchamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located belowthe deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflectorplate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced fromthe burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners beingperforated thruout its entire area, and the portion of the plateintermediate the remote end and the end of the plate above the burnershaving an imperforate center and having formed in it perforationsextending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, abottom plate form the heating chamber having flanges formed on itcontrolling the admission of air to the heating chamber and interceptingthe light rays directed toward the spaces thru which the air may enterthe heating chamber, and a screen mounted within the drying chamberabove the deflector plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day'ofAugust,

ELLIS 0. DE CAMP.

